THE STJXDAT OREGOXIAX. PORTLAND, JAXXJAET 21, 1917. VETERAN TRAINER AND HIS TWO SMILING PROTEGES, WHO MEET PORTLAND'S BEST NIGHT. TUESDAY PELSIHGER BY VETERAN oys the I ncaia.il "Moose" Tausig, Who Will Be in Lad's Corner, One of l Wisest in Business. . . -: v. XT M Twin Is Ready! TUESDAY'S CARD IS GOOD ADVISED a SECOND E . : X WbttdF xuau. . ,Mvwvaru; f - 1 (V 8 V?,:y:.iVi 1 XxvJsr-s IVWK V: I tttl Vt y 'III 1S3 I rTv 5 M 1 Golden West Athletic league Will Have Six Bouts for Edification of Boxing Fans, According to Promoters' Announcement. BT HARRT M. GRATSON. ' If Harry Pelsinger. shifty little 125- pound San Francisco champion of the Pacific Coast, loses to "Muff Bronson at the Golden West Athletic League's show at the Kose City Athletic Club! Tuesday night it will not be because be was badly advised. In the lad's corner will be "Moose" Taussig, one of the wisest seconds and conditioners In the business. The same "Moose" took Ab Attell out for his first fight; whispered ad vice in the ear of Willie Ritchie In all of his big Californa engagements; ad vised Packey McFariand when he de clBioned "Harlem Tommy" Murphy in Can Francisco In 1911; combed back tht, hair of Stanley Ketchel in all Ms big settos and nursed Sailor Petroskey along until he became a dangerous middle-weight contender. Th same "Moose" made "Red Wat son, a lad with only a fighting heart, a. capable lightweight; seconded "Bud" Anderson In all of his engagements when he startled the pugilistlo world In Los Angeles three years ago; made "Gunboat" Smith beat Jess Willard in 20 rounds and wallop Frank Moran; started "Fighting Bob" McAllister on the high road to success and handled Al Neil when he was in his prime. He seconded Frankle Neil and Tommy Murphy In many scraps. It was "Moose" Taussig who carried Ralph Gruman in the ring when he first went to San Francisco and beat Bally Salvadore. Johnny O'Leary and Dick Kendall. It was "Moose" to whom Billy Gibson came in New York last Winter to. have the famous San Fran ciscan second Benny Leonard the night Toe beat Johnny Dundee. Taussig was In New York with Meehan and Miller. Taussig is a credit to the boxing game. He Is a gentleman always, quiet and soft spoken. Just now he is han dling Pelsinger, Willie Meehan, heavy weight; Frankle Jones, welterweight, and Eddie Miller. Last Winter he took Willie Meehan and Eddie Miller, feath erweight. Fast. Mehan won 14 straight battles. Harry Pelslngef and Jimmy Duffy liave been working out under the eyes of Trainer Taussig and are in wonder ful condition. Sammy Morris also has been in this stable. ... Following Is the Golden West Ath letic League's full card for Tuesday night: Featherweights. "Muff" Bronson vs. Harry Pelsinger; 118 pounds, Wei don Wing vs. Jimmy Duffy, of Oak land; 160 pounds, Valley Trambitas vs. "Young Jack" Johnson; 125 pounds. Sammy Morris vs. Shel McCool; 135 pounds, Frank Huelat vs. Kid Irish; 130 pounds, Jim Moscow vs. "Buck" Smith. .... "Moose" Taussig returned from a trip to Australia in May, 1915. after a three months- sojourn there with Eddie Miller, Frankle Jones and Willie Mee han. He saw Leslie James Darey in action several times, and his opinion coming from one of the shrewdest . judges of boxers In the game, goes for something. "Mike Gibbons or any other clever middleweight will beat Darcy decisive ly in ten rounds," said Taussig last night. "But he will beat any man in the world save Jess , Willard in 20 rounds." I Taussig la a gTeat admirer of the present heavyweight champion. "Wil Jard's too big to get beat soon," Is the way "Moose" puts lt Harry Pelsinger, who meets "Muff "Bronson Tuesday night, has, like Bron son, lost but one decision In his ca reer. He has been boxing two years. Among the boys he has defeated are: Jimmy Carroll (twice). Frankle Ma lone. Frankle Farron (ex-amateur Pa cific Coast bantamweight champion), Jimmy Fox. Joe Hill (twice), Walter Fouth. Al McManus. Billy Hughes, Bobby Johnson and Billy Alverez. "Muff" Bronson will box Frankle Sullivan four rounds at Tacoma Feb ruary 7. On January 28 the Moose Club at Seattle will present a card. The main event will be between "Oakland "Frankle" Burns and "Sailor Eddie" Mc Larney, while the semi-windup will feature Chet Neff against Eddie Pink ham. Personal Touches in Sport. The Holdout. WE NOW are drawing near to that sad season of the year when we shall be quite sure to hear the hold oufs dismal sob. A lodge of sorrow he convenes, and wails that fifteen thousand beans hl boss must dig up from his jeans, or else he'll quit the Job. He says he'll never, never play unless he gets a boost In pay, and maybe he'll quit anyway he's tired of the old game. He weeps and wails and rants and raves, and saye ball players are but slaves, who'd better much be in their graves oh. It's an awful shame! His woes drive us al most to drink, and we're so sorry for the gink we lie awake o' nights and think and worry o'er his lot. Yet he frets dollars for the dimes a guy can earn in writing rhymes yep, he will grab at least ten times as much as we have got. ... The Baffling Question. Th gxie who dwelt on Olympus heights i wd oft to gatner on rainy mgnts To spiel of politics, sport and war. And love and scandal and fig-hts and core. They argued Ions; and they argued loud. And some were humble and some were i proud. For this pans; of rods were much Ilka men. And they punched each other now and then. And ro. with much argument and fuss, Many the problems they settled thus, Tut one there wae they could not decide. Though with mouth and fists they often tried. m Ir the rods still lived it's one rood bet They'd be squabbling o'er that question yet What rot the roats of the rods on hirh Vas. "What is an amateur and why?' . Boxers nowadays pay a lot of atten tion to footwork and head work, but the fans would like a little more band work. "Kitty Bransfield used to speak plain English, but now that he is to j be an umpire, he'll probably soon for get it. The European war Is costing a lol ef money, but lust think what It would cost If they had to pay Jess Willard I ji rates for their fighters! ... This Is a punk world. Eggs are highest in price just when bum boxers, wrestlers and actors are most preva lent. Basketball's Birthday. Basketball's 25th birthday finds the game flourishing as never before, and crowding baseball and track athletics for popular favor. It was Just a quar ter of a century ago that the first match game of basketball was played In Springfield. Mass., between - two class teams of the Y. M. C. A training school. The sport was invented by Dr. James A. Naismith. then of the Spring field institution, but now of the Uni versity of Kansasa. It Is estimated that at least a quarter of a million persons now play basketball as mem bers of regular clubs, and the sport has spread all over the United fetatea and Canada, and to Europe, South Africa and the Far East. In the early daye of the game there were as many as 20 men on a side, but since 1896 there have been five to a team. The rules have Seen standardized of late years, and basketball, in its improved form, promises to become the great American Indoor sport. Although he did not do very well In 1916, Ray -Chapman, the great short stop of the Indians, is expected to come back strong this year. Raymond is 26 years old. as he was born in Old Kentucky, at Owensboro, on Janu ary 15, 1891. He is now at the age when he ought to be at his best, and the fact that about 15 major league clubs have been trying to get him Indicates that there is no lack of faith in his -ability to regain his 1915 form, when he was hailed as the best shortstop in Ban Johnson's little old ball league. Chap man broke into professional ball in 1910, playing with Davenport. Ia.. and bpringrield and Kewanee, 111. In 1912 he was with Toledo, where he played a great game at short and batted .310. Toward the close of the season he was turned over to Cleveland, and won regular berth with the Injuns right from the Jump. Last year he broke an ankle, and that put him out of the game for some time. He was tried at third and second last year, but did not show up well. Thirty years ago Harry Gilmore, the clever Canadian, atempted to wrest the lightweight laurels from Jack Mc Auliffe at Lawrence, Mass., and he gave Williamsburg Jack a run for his money. The bout was for the championship belt and Just think of It! $500 a side. The men fought with skin gloves. Twenty-eight rounds had been fought when . Gilmore' s backers tossed up the sponge, Harry having sustained a broken nose and several other injuries. McAuliffe was also pretty much bat tered, and both of his optics were al most closed. He afterwards admitted that he Was mighty glad when Gilmore gave in, because he couldn't have kept on much longer with his bum peepers. McAuliffe retired from the lightweight championship undefeated, and has since been making a living on the vaudeville stage. Gilmore, when he quit the ring, settled down in Chicago as a boxing instructor. Grandvlew Boy Shot by Accident. GRANDVIEW, Wash, Jan. 20. (Spe cial.) Edward Kagrsdale. son of Mr. and Mrs. S. B. Ragsdale. was accident ally shot in the side Thursday while driving in a buggy. The jolting of the vehicle discharged the gun, which was standing beside the boy. The wound is not regarded as serious. RITCHIE SAYS DARCY'S IDEAS OF WORTH AS ATTRACTION HAVE RISEN IN LAST 12 MONTHS Willie Tells How, Year Ago, Australian Was Willing to Accept Contract for $35,000 if He Could Have Gotten Out of His Native Land, but Now He's Here Offers of More ' Cash Cause Him to Spurn Former Terms. BY HARRY B. SMITH. AN FRANCISCO. Jan. 20. (Spe cial.) Willie Ritchie this week told a story of lost opportunities, a chance to make a ionune ana me chance that went to pieces. It's all about Les Darcy and a scheme that was planned a year ago to bring the muchly advertised Australian to America- Ritchie and Leonard Hicks, a personal friend, and Chicago hotel men were in on the deal and now that the dream has been spoiled they are quite willing- to let friends in on the proposition. Just a year ago this February, when Ritchie was still in New York, Hicks conceived the idea of bringing Darcy to America. He opened negotiations by mail and proceeded to the point when it was apparent something might come of the proposition. Then he took Ritchie into his confi dence and the pair became equal part ners in the proposition. It was Ritchie who suggested they should offer Darcy two round-trip tickets and a guarantee of J30.000 for three fights. Dairy's Term. Accepted. Th sent the offer and Darcy re- nlied. this time by cable, that he fig tireri he OU eht to receive S35.000. He explained it would be necessary for him to put up a bond to insure his re turning to Sydney within six months and also that he would be forced to give a certain share of his earnings to the war relief fund. Ritchie and Hicks snapped him up. hut tnlrl Darcv that It must be contin rent rfnon his reaching the United states not later than last November. Thev also advised mm ii possioie to arrange his leave of absence so that he could remain within me Doraera oi this country six months. And Just about the time they were beginning to count their future profits come a disheartening letter. Darcy said there was to be a vote on conscription .tvri that at all events he didn't dare make a move to leave Australia. He said their offer was O. K. and that he would have enjoyed making tne trip. Which was rather slim solace to a nair of Americans who had twice for warded transportation to Australia and also had spent something like 100 in cftbleerrams. However, there was nothing to do bat grin and bear It. Darcy Kleea From Country. Later came the word that Darcy had fled from Australia. Ritchie, Just about ripe for his yearly Winter campaign in the East, postponed his departure, because he figured Darcy would be coming this way and he wanted to be -tflfffflflffinTt ' WALKER REAL STAR Seattle Player Likely to Be in Line for Prize. AMATEUR BOXERS PASSING .Non-Professionals, Particularly In Seattle, Seem to Be on the To boggan Northwestern League Season to Be Short. B'r PORTUS BAXTER. . SEATTLE, Wash., Jan. 20. (Special.) When the official statistician of the Pacific Coast Hockey League tries to figure out the player who is entitled to the "Legion of Honor" for special achievements during the present play ing season one of the names before hin will be that of Jack Walker, Seattle's brilliant defensive star. Early in the season it was announced that a prize would be given to the player whose work stood out in bold relief. The official scorer of each club will name one candidate for the honor and then the statistician of the league will make his selection from this list. It may seem a trifle premature to pick Walker as the selection from the Seattle club, but general gossip has it that he is leading and when I talked with Royal Brougham, who takes care of the statistics for the Seattle club I did not have much trouble arriving at the conclusion that Walker was really as good as a cinch. Walker is the inventor and most suc cessful user of what is known in pro fessional hockey circles as the "hook, check." Seattle fans believe that Walker has stopped more rushes with his patented maneuver than any other player in the league. He is also fairly prominent in the matter of scoring, but after all is said it is his defensive work that gives him the lead for the prize. ... Amateur boxing In the Pacific North west, and especially Seattle, appears to be on the toboggan. With its disap pearance has come increased interest and rivalry between Seattle and Port the first to greet him. Willie was pre pared to go to Honolulu or to the Pan ama Canal if that be necessary. But his waiting was all in vain. Dar cy reshipped to a Standard Oil tanker in Chili and went directly to New York. Hicks rushed to Gotham, but it availed him little. Darcy was gracious and appreciative, but the best he could of fer Hicks was a chance to bid for his services. By that time the promoters had gone crazy with their offers. Ritchie and Hicks realized there was nothing doing and they dropped out of the negotia tions, regretfully, but none the less definitely. And now within another week Willie is going to start on his delayed trip to Chicago and New York. He will be both manager and fighter. The former lightweight champion has under his wing Georgie Thompson, a bantamweight of San Diego, who had previously made one Eastern trip. He boxed with Ritchie when the Califor nian was training for Johnny Dundee and Ritchie thinks he is a comer. He will endeavor to work Thompson along to the point where he can secure a match with Pete Herman, the lad who recently wrested the bantamweight ti tle from Kid Williams. Ritchie Prepared to Fight. Ritchie. it should be explained. doesn't intend devoting all of his timo to the managerial end. He Is prepared to do as much fighting as he can. Pri marily he has his eye on the welter weight championship which has been abandoned for many years. Jack Brit ton is the present claimant of that di vision and before the last Britton fight it was announced Ritchie would meot Jack for the title in a 20-round bout in New Orleans. That is rather stretching the truth, although Ritchie admits he would be inclined to take on sucn a match pro viding there is sufficient "kale" in sight. "I've already enjoyed one champion ship," said Willie, the other day," and now that I am heavier, if there is a chance to annex another, it would be fine the ambition of my life." As was announced some time back there are now two bills before the Cal ifornia Legislature . with reference to the boxing game. Assemblyman Hawes wants to ' submit a - constitutional amendment that will permit of ten- round bouts. A Sacramento Senator wants to safe guard the four-round game and calls for a State Athletic Commission that would have the abbreviated sport in hand. Inasmuch as the present legis lature does not seem to have a ten dency to slacken In reforms, neither Above. I.pft to Right Jimmy Daffy, "Moose" ThuMk and Harry Pdalm gcr. Below "Moose" Taussig. land boxers who do not pose as ama teurs. One good feature of the new or der of things is that there is no occa sion to worry ove- the "purity" of the contestants. The public knows that they receive money instead of medals for their services, and it should be matter of supreme Indifference as how much they receive.- That a large per centage of the so-called boxing news deals with the amount of money fight ers are to receive is an undeniable fact. but that does not make it news. It is simply a feature of commercialized sport that has been thrust upon the public, with an idea of inflating the value of .the performance. The same criticism might be made about baseball. The managers thought to advertise their wares by naming big prices in connection with the sale of players. At the present time the public discounts any announcement about fancy prices. The Northwestern Basebr.ll League will not get around to worry over its schedule until the early part of next month. Despite the mystery as to the probable length of the playing season the probability Is that it will not ex ceed 20 weeks, and may be only 18. The elimination of Monday baseball will make it a trifle easier to figure a schedule, as this will give the clubs time to travel from one city to another after the end of a series. Last season several games were postponed because the clubs could not make the Jumps from or to Montana cities after the end of a series oi. Sunday. Under the new system clubs will have from late Sun day afternoon until Tuesday to reach their destination. This is the first time in its history that the Northwest ern League has cut the number of games in a series from seven to six. In the past it has been figured that it cost no more to play seven games a week than six and that what money came in for Monday games was just so much pick-up. From a financial view point it remains to be seen how the league will fare by losing the Monday games. JACIE STEER WILL PLAY AGAIN Washington's Hopes for Tennis for 1 9 1 7 Are Now Brighter. Washington High School's hopes for a championship tennis team in 1917 have been strengthened by the an nouncement that Jacie Neer. who last year managed the Washington, racquet wielders. will return to school after a term's absence. The coming team will be built around Jacie Neer and his younger brother, Phil, who showed remarkable form in the Murraymead and Laurelhurst tour naments last Summer. With Fred Kerns, Phil Neer won the junior tennis championship of Oregon and now ef forts are being made to secure a part ner for Phil because of the fact that Kerns is out of the city. The student body at Washington High last year awarded monograms to the tennis play ers who competed in the annual Port land Interscholastic League tourney. St. Regis Hotel, at Seattle Sold. SEATTLE, Wash.. Jan. 20. Negotia tions were completed here today for the sale for $250,000 of the St. Regis Hotel, at Second Avenue and Stewart street, according to Silas Archibald, the owner. The purchaser is H. F Ostrander. of Seattle, prominent in shipping circles. measure is considered as having much of a chance to pass. The wrestlers appear to be getting back to their old ways and as a result have been called down by San Fran cisco sporting writers for their actions Strangler Ed Lewis, who appeared to be a high-class sort of chap has been hippocroming in Los Angeles. tie nas Just had his second match with Gus Kervaras. a Greek who does not figure in the upper flight and they are already matched for a third en gagement in the city of Angels. The second Lewis-Kervaras bout was a rcigh affair with biting, goucrinsr and other foul tactics in use. But for all that. Southern fnn am falling for the old line of stuff. Kervaras argues that he can beat Lewis on a fair basis and the Los Ansreiea Athletic Club has rematched the men. Nor is Santell, the hero of San Fran cisco altoeethfr fr,A frnm n.lt1Al. tion" match in Fresno with Nick Davis court, one of his trainers and close ui, ail friends. Davlscourt wrote the Fresno people issuing a challenge to Santell and explaining how he figured to win from the German. In the Raisin Center they were quite excited until they read in San Francisco papers of how Santell had previously won from Davlscourt and that another bout would be noth ing more than a Joke. vnen Santell was gathering In the small money, it was all very well for him to go from town to town, getting the cream. But now that he figures, as ne unquestionaDly does. In the cham pionship class, it s a different story. He cheapening himself and cheapening his profession. However, wrestlers do not seem able to learn the lesson and Just when they could put the game on a nign level, tney slip back. Stecher Will Wrestle, In spite of Eastern reports that Joe Stecher, of Dodge City, Neb., would be unable to wrestle for two months, hi: manager, J. F. Hetmanek, wired Pro moier ocnuier tne otner day that so far as he is aware, Stecher will be able to fulfill his engagement to meet San tell on February 22 at the Civic Audi torium. Stecher, according to his busi ness representative, has been improv ing rapidly since the Olin match in which Joe virtually quit to the Finn, refusing to continue wrestling. T Onhii).. fall. ' thl. V. t card it will be throusrh no fault of hio nwtt At th unma tim it oti. stitute a setback to 'the wrestling tuing the censorship committee of the game beyond any question. Fans are j National Association of the Motion Pic tavu nr tn th nn)nt or wanting- to I ture Industry have pledged themselves mi stecher in action' for he 1. r - e - sraj-ded am about the, beat this lanH . r- fords. .' JUST got here. Come in and ee it study it mount it. Listen to the new Indian Four Cycle Opposed Motor purr. " Note how vibrationless it glides. Examine its simplicity, low, comfortable rising position, ease of control. J Just enough power and speed to suit the taste of any boy or man. Costs little to buy, little to run. Q We'd like to put the Light Twin throvgh the paces for you -personally give you an actual demonstration. Cg Built and backed by the largest motorcycle manufacturers in the world, through and through it's GUN CLUB IS ACTIVE Everding Park Grounds Will Be Best in Country. IMPROVEMENT TO BE MADE Contracts Are Already Awarded to Bnild Concrete Walks, Shooting Stands and to Make Entire Grounds More Attractive. When plans of the 1917 board of di rectors of the Portland Gun Club are completed, the best trapshooting grounds in the United States will be situated at the Portland Gun Club's Everding Park trans at Jenne Station. John G. Clemson, president of the club; Homer A Pollock, vice-president: Henry R, Everding, secretary-treasurer; Allan W. Strowger and William C. Bristol, directors; C. C. Kelly, consult ing engineer, are out to make history in the trapshooting world. The consulting engineer Is a newly created office of the club and Mr Kelly is the first man to hold the posi tion. Improvements to Be Made. Already contracts have been let for $1600 worth of improvements, and ac tive work will commence this week. Of that sum $1200 will be used to build concrete sidewalks and shooting stands from one end of the trap stands to the other. Concrete roofs on all four traphouses will be erected and the ground leveled so that all the traps will be the same height. The grounds will be beautified with shrubbery, lawns and flowers accord ing to present plans. H. A Pollock, manager of the club s teams at out-of-town competitions, is now acting president, as President Clemson is in the East on a business trip, and will not return until late nXt month. The first big tourney to be staged un der the auspices of the Portland Gun Club will be that of the annual North west Sportsmen's Association. It will take place early in June and in July the annual conclave of the Pacific In dians will be held at Everding Park trans. It is planned that everything will be ready within six weeks. The money for all the improvements was donated bv one of the wealthy mem bers of the club. Susdar &bootlnsr tot Be Allowed. The Pacific Coast handicap tourna ment will be held in May at San Jose, Cal. This will mean that nimrods along the Pacific Coast will have plenty of transhootiner during the coming Sum mer. One bier registered tourney each month will be on the schedule. The Interstate Association, through its pop ular nresident. T. E. Doremus, of Will mington, DeL. has announced that Sun day shooting will now be registered. The Western trapshooters have been seeking for Sunday schools for years without result, so It was planned to give the idea a tryout during the 191 rainnaielL The weekly shoot at the Everding Park traps will be held as usual today, ,irtlnr at 10 o'clock and again Wed- T,oaHv afternoon. The clubhouse is nneri to club members and tneir tnena at all times. Complete renovations are planned for the clubhouse, but nothing will be done along those lines until the weather moderates. I Movie Produces Pledge Decency 1 NEW YORK. Jan. 20. Twenty-fire nroduceri of moving pictures, const! 1 and the association here to aid In the i prosecution of every producer of In decent or obscene pictures. Ballon & Wright Broadway at Oak WESTERN FOOTBALL SAID TO BE ENTITLED TO RECOGNITION Oliver B. Huston Declares Oregon's Victory Over Pennslyvania Absolute Demonstration Eastern Elevens No Better Than Pacific Coast. BY OLIVER B. HUSTON. Captain Oregon Track Team, 09. N view of the thorough trimming which the University of Oregon football team gave Pennsylvania at I Pasadena on New Year's day. which I was fortunate enough to witness, fol lowing the notable- defeat of Brown by Washington State College a year ago, it seems a fitting time to make a com parison of Eastern and Western foot ball by one who knows, or thinks he knows, something of the respective merits of both. As to being qualified to ludare. I will state, without intending any self- praise, that I had considerable football experience at Pacific University and the University of Oregon, and in 1910 went East to Yale Law School for a period of three years. During my stay n the fc,ast I saw practically all the big Eastern teams in action. Including Yale. Harvard. Pennsylvania, Cornell, Army, Navy, Brown, Colgate and vari ous others, and will say unaualif iedlv that I never saw a team In all that time which I think could have beaten Oregon as she appeared in the game against Pennsylvania. No doubt this statement will collide violently with the preconceived notions of some Eastern college men, but their opinions have been sadly warped for good many years and the time has now arrived to attempt to straighten them out. Penn Lacks Alibi. While Brown, in 1915. had the ex cuse of wet grounds for her defeat, and stuck to It industriously, Pennsyl vania was absolutely without a valid excuse, though the Eastern sporting writers have, since the game. Invented enough excuses to account for the loss of 20 such contests. In fact, with all the excuses brought forth, it seems re markable. If 60 per cent of them are true, that Oregon should not have run up about 100 points Instead of a measly 14. The fact of the matter about the late surprising victory (more to some than others) was that Oregon outplayed Pennsylvania in every department of the game. She was superior in straight football. In the working of fake olavs and in all the clever Inside stuff which the Easterners were touted to display to great advantage. Almost Perfect Game Played. With the exception of one lone fura- Die Oregon played an absolutely per fect game, the nearest to such that I ever saw. Her men never missed signal, never fumbled a punt, every tackle was perfectly executed, there was not the slightest sign of a bone- head play and the field generalship was without a flaw. I remember vari ous games between Yale and Harvard, Pennsylvania and Cornell, and others, in which the fumbling of punts, the missing of seemingly easy tackles and the failtng to get the signals were sickening to one who had expected much more polished exhibitions. The Pacific Coast has had a grievance for years as to the choosing of the All American team. Of course, when our Western boys would go East and rep resent some college within the charmed circle, they would be at different times placed on the All-American teams, as. for instance. Dick Smith, of Eugene, and Chauncey Bishop, of Salem, who played on Columbia, and Martin Hes ton, of Grants Pass, who payed on Michigan. Smith and Bishop played several years at Oregon and Willam ette, respectively, but were never heard of in all American circles until they left the wilderness and went East. Likewise, with Dan Pullen, who played several seasons on the Washington team, but was never All-American ma terial until he played later with the Navy. Western Men Ignored. But as far as members of Paciflo Coast teams having a cbance to be placed on the All-American team, their members might as well have) been play Hottentot college In There is no question but that Par sons, Huntington' and Beckett should have been placed near the top in Ail- American circles. Certainly they made their Ail-American opponents at Pasa dena look like mere tyros. Also it is my opinion that it would have been exceedingly difficult to have kept Mitchell. Tegart and Bartlett and others off of any team In the country had they been trying out for the same. In conclusion I want to say that the Pacific Coast not only requests but de mands better recognition in the choos ing of Ail-American teams in the fu ture, and if we do not get it I suggest that we start a subscription list and purchase an Immense periscope, by looking through which Walter Camp and other Eastern football authorities will be enabled to see over the Rocky Mountains during the football season and so get a more proper idea of what, the Far Westerners are accomplishing on the gridiron. When Oregon, with 450 men from which to choose a team, can vanquish Penn, which has 4500, or 1Q times that many. It is time some of the other parts of the country, older, but not necessarily more advanced in all lines. Including football, should realize that we excel in other lines of sport than shooting Indians. DEL BAKER REAL DIPLOMAT Seal, Member of Fraternity, Says He Hasn't Heard of Strike Order. Del Baker, former Detroit catcher recently turned over to San Francisco, is a. member of tne baseball fraternity. hut is too much of a diplomat to de clare himself on the strike matter at this time. "I believe in the fraternity demands, said he yesterday. "When a. ball player extends himself and takes chances of injury in a ball game, he certainly should be paid his full salary should he be injured. This is one of the fraternity requests. "Personally, I have not heard from President Fultz about the strike or any probable strike order, and I do not care to discuss that angle of the affair now. I am glad to be out on the Coast with San Francisco and hope the squabble between fraternity and magnates will be adjusted amicably." Baker predicts a good year for Erickson and Oldham, two of the twirlers) of Harry Wolverton's corps. Germans Take Roumanian Town. BERLIN, Jan. 20. (By wireless to Sayvllle, N. Y.) The town of Nanesti, in Rouraanfa, on the Sereth, was taken yesterday by German troops, it la an nounced officially. Tues.,23 Golden ..'v..- West Club BOXING Featuring ing at some darkest Africa. PELSINGER BRONSON DUFFY VS. WING TRAMBITUS VS. JOHNSON M'COOL VS. MORRIS Two Fast Preliminaries Two TICKETS RICH'S STILLER'S t